I used to believe that Sam Cooke was not a real person, because there was an ad on television (frequently) that advertised the greatest hits of 'the legendary Sam Cooke.' I knew that legends were myths or fairytales.
A childhood belief about pop stars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that before color television the real world was in black and white. — Chris
- In my childhood I used to think that all the superheroes I saw on television existed in real life— Cris
- I used to believe that commercials would only go away when you bought the product that was being advertised.— Hayabusa
- I thought snow had diamonds in it because it sparkles when the sun hits it.— Giselle
- I used to think that if a movie was advertised on the side of a bus, that meant it was really good. — Aretia
- i used to think that mother nature was a real person— stephen s